Cooling cabinet



ug.`2, 1938. F. w. HOLDERLEET AL 2,125,444

COOLING CABINET Filed Sept. 9, 1937 2 Sheets-Shed. l

NVENTR" ederc W Holderle C? BY dr( L. Hoder-e Aug. 2, 1938. F. HOLDERLE ET Al. A 2,125,444

COOLING CABINET Filed Sept. 9, 1957 2 Sheets-.Sheet 2 /N/ENTK Frederic nf. Hldrle HY Cdr! L. Hohl/erle .-l TTOKNEY repented Aug. z, 193s 2,125,444

UNiTi-:o STATES PATENT OFFICE! coouNG calamar Frederick W. Holderle and Carl L. Holderle,

Rochester, N. Y.

appuepupp september s, 1937, serial No. 163,010

' 4 cnam (ci. 31a-16s) This invention relates to a cooling cabinet, moved, and deeper cans or containers in operative with more particular reference to structures deposition. n signed for holding ice cream and other frozen Referring more particularly to the drawings in products both in vbulk and in package form, and which like reference numerals refer to the same has for its object to aiord an eiiicient and pracparts throughout the several views, the cabinet tical construction that is readily adaptable to includes in general a bottom wall I, rear wall varying needs of different users. 2, and a top wall 3 affording a chamber provided Cooling cabinets of this general character inwith openings I, and hinged closures or covers clude compartments for holding bulk ice cream 5, also a front wall 6 having an opening opposite 10 or otherfrozen products in cans, and other comthe lower portion of the chamber, adapted to lbe 10 partments for holding frozen products in small sealed vby la closure 1. packages, such as ice cream in paper containers, The upper part of the cabinet is adapted norfrozen suckers or the like, and it is one of the mally to receive cans or containers 8 of two and purposes of the invention to afford e. cabinet for one-half gallon or other conventional capacity housing all these types of products without wastfor holding bulk ice cream. These cans rest upon l5 ing any space within the cabinet, and while oor portions or sections S which are supported at the same time permitting quick and ready on lugs or ledges I0 at the front and rear of the access to either the bulk or packaged goods. Chamber, the ool Portions 9 being removable A further object of the .invention 1S to proand of a width that permits there being taken vide a cabinet which can be readily adapted or out through the Openings 4 et the top When the 20 changed by the userso as to house more bulk covers 5 are raised. 'I'he chamber is surrounded frozen products in cans and less in small packby a Conventional metal lining Il, and I2 desigages, in casos whore the business of the user renates cooling coils or other suitable cooling inquires a relatively larger supply of such goods Strumentalities located around the upper p0rin -bulk form, so that a single type of cabinet is tion 0f the chamber. 25 suillciently flexible to meet the requirements of The lower Peri? 0f the Chamber iS adapted ISO many different users, be occupied by a sliding receptacle orldrawer I3 In a more particular aspect, the invention is which receives Smell packages of frozen gOOdS. designed to afford a cooling cabinet having an these being accessible by sliding thedrawer I3 opening in a top wall through which a can Aor forwardly from the chamber. The drawer I3 is 30 i container is positionable and accessible, and an mOi/ably associated With e Closure 'l by means 0f opening in a front wall through which a recep- Cooperating Perellel arlges I4 arranged respectacle or drawer is slidably positlonable and actively on these parte end Connected by a Din |5- cessible, the sliding receptacle being located be- The Din l5 1S intended to have e Slight Play With oath the can or container', and when removed relation to the flanges I4 so as to permit close 35 from the bottom of the chamber, permitting the and accurate fitting 0f tbe Closure 1 in its 0Denlocating of o deeper can through said top opening, irrespective of any slight vertical movement ing to oooupy the bottom as wel] as the top porof the receptacle I3 to which the closure is contion of the compari-,meno nected. The closure 1 ls held in its innermost 40 To those and other ends, the invention oonposition by any suitable locking mechanism such 40 Sisto in the construction and arrangement of as the vertically movable bolts I8 actuated by parts that will appear cleeriy from the fouow- Springs 7 and adapted t0 be released l0 Drenth@ fing description when read in conjunction with closure by a handle 8' which Whn turned Iethe accompanying drawings the novel features tracts the bolts I6, as usual in locking devices of this character. being pointed out in the claims following the Snooinoanom The drawer or receptacle I3 carries rollers l which travel in guides 20, and the guides 20 carry 1n the drawings' upper and lower rollers which engage the upper Fig. 1 is a transverse vertical sectional view and lower portions of tracks 22 that are Staf 0f a cooling cabinet constructed ,in accordance tionarily mounted on the walls of the cabinet.

With one embodiment 0f the invention and show Normally, the drawer I3 is positioned and operm8 e Sliding receptacle 0r drawer in Closed ates as shown inFig. 1, being utilized to contain position, and v small packages of frozen products while the bulk Fig- 2 is a similar view with the sliding recepgoods is arranged in the small containers 8 lotacle or drawer removed, the floor portions recated thereabove and accessible from the top of 55 the purposes of the improvement or the scopef'oi 2I 1 the cabinet. When a dealery desires to store a greater amount 'of bulk goods, and less of the "package products, the drawer I8 can be removed from Athe cabinet. The closure 1 can then be separated from the drawer by removing the pin I5, or a separate closure can be provided ior'the opening in the lower part ofthe chamber. After 'removing the small cans or containers 8 through the openings in the top of the cabinet, the oor portions 9 can likewise be removed through the 'openings in the top, following which the larger containers 21, see Fig. 2, are positioned through the openings in the top and extend to the bottom of the cabinet, these being oi greater capacity than the 4containers 8 previously alluded to and occupying the space at the bottom oi the cabinet that would normally be occupied by the slidable receptacle.

In this way, a cabinet is afforded that hasconsiderable exibilityof use and can be utilized with half ofl its capacity devoted to bulk frozen productsv and half devoted to package frozen products. or can be quickly changed over so as 'to devote more of its capacity to larger cans with bulk frozen goods. The structure has the further advantage that all of the interior space is utilized, there being no blank space as in some cabinet structures to permit movement of carriers and access to portions beneath, this being avoided vin the present arrangement by the disposition of openingsgin the top to permit access to the bulk containers in the Ato'p of the chamber and openings in the front wall to permit access to the sliding receptacles at the bottom of the' chamber, and utilization of the bottom portion by larger cans accessible from the top if desired.

While the invention has been described with reference to a certain detailed embodiment, it is not conned to the exact form and arrangement shown, and this application is intended to cover such changes or departures as may come within the following claims.

We claim: y I l.. A cooling' cabinet for ice cream and the like including a chamber having front and top walls,

5 the top wall having a vertical opening permitting l access to the lower part of said chamber by a vertical movement i'rom the top, and the front'wall ice cream container may be inserted through said vertical opening in the top wall and supported on the bottom of the chamber when the floor portion is removed, supporting means for said floor portion, and a movable cover for said t opening in the front wall. l

2. A. cooling cabinet for ice cream and the like including a chamber having front and top walls, the top wall having a vertical opening permitting access to the lower portion of said chamber by a vertical movement lfrom the top. and the front wall .having an opening opposite the lower portion of the chamber permitting access to said lower portion of the chamber from the front, a movable cover for said vertical opening, a receptacle slidably arranged in saidl lower portion of the chamber and removable therefrom, a floor portion removably positioned above said receptacle whereby an ice cream container may be supported on said floor portion or a deeper ice cream container may be inserted through said vertical opening in the top wall and supported on the bottom oi the chamber when the slidable receptacle and floor portion are removed, supporting means for said iloor portion,` and aAmovable cover for said opening in the front wall.

3. A cooling cabinet for ice cream and the like including a. chamber having front and top walls, the top wall having a vertical opening permitting access to the lower portion of said chamber by a vertical movement from the top, and the front Vwall having an opcningopposite the lower portion of the chamber permitting access to said lower portion of the chamber from the front, a movable cover for said vertical opening in the top wall, a receptacle slidably arranged in the lower part of the chamber and removable through said opening in the front wall, and removable means for supporting an ice cream container above the slidable receptacle when the latter is in the chamber whereby an ice cream container may be supported on said removable means when the slidable receptacle is in the cabinet and a deeper ice cream container may be inserted through said opening in the top and supported on the bottom of the chamber when-said removable means and slidable receptacle are removed.

4. A cooling cabinet including a chamber having front and top walls, the top wall having a vertical opening permitting access to the lower portion of said chamber by a vertical movement from the top, and. the front wall havingan opening opposite the lower portion of the chamber permitting access to said lower portion of the chamber from the front, a receptacle slidably ar ranged in said lower portion and movable through the opening in said front wall, slidable supports for saidreceptacle removably arranged,l in the chamber', a -oor portion removably positioned above said receptacle, supportingmeans for said iioor portion, and a closure for said opening in the front wall pivotally and detachably connected with said sliding receptacle.

FREDERICK W. HOLDERLE.

CARL L. HOLDERLE. 

